The University-Industry Interaction Conference is the premier event for professionals dedicated to improving the interaction between Higher Education Institutions and Industry, and discovering new approaches for collaborative innovation. The conference provides a platform for collaboration and discussion amongst academics and professionals from industry. More than a dozen different organisations are contributing to the conference through [...]
Calendar of Events
June 5, 2013
5th New Product Development and Innovation Management
Efficient, profitable innovation is critical for companies to achieve advanced product development bringing competitive advantage along. Innovation is always on the priority list, however the strategies are developing as the market conditions are changing. Challenges like growing global competition, evolving market needs, rising R&D costs, lack of innovation management expertise have brought a new NPD [...]
June 16, 2013
The XXIV ISPIM Conference – Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth
Organised by ISPIM, and hosted by Aalto University School of Economics in partnership with Lappeenranta University of Technology, this conference will bring together around 500 innovation experts from 50 countries. The 3-day programme will include: The Knut Holt Memorial Address; Industry-Leading Keynote Speakers; Innovation Thought Leaders from companies such as Nokia, Volvo, Swarovski, Bombardier, Grundfos [...]
June 20, 2013
6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (ICEIRD)
Program Theme: Regional Economic Resilience through Innovation and Enterprise In the face of fragile economic recovery following the economic and financial crisis of 2008, many firms all around the world continue to invest in growth-enhancing activities to achieve a sustainable development. While the crisis has heavily hit all aspects of business vested interests, investments in [...]
June 26, 2013
R&D Management Conference 2013
The first R&D Management Conference was held in Manchester in 1980 and this annual event has grown over the years into a major focus for both academics and practitioners. Over the last 30 years it has been held in number of venues mainly in European countries but also, for example, India, Amsterdam, New Zealand, Taiwan [...]
Alliance Management for Open Innovation in Pharma
The focus is on how the Pharma Industry deals with Open Innovation but its not exclusively for Pharma companies! Open Innovation experts from groups such as AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, DSM Innovative Synthesis BV, Innovative Medicines Initiative, Novartis Phama AG, Structural Genomics Consortium, Transparency Life Sciences and Unilever R&D will come together at the 3rd Annual [...]
July 8, 2013
Imagine Cup Student Technology Competition
The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. We invite all eligible students to use their imagination and passion to create a technology solution in one of our competitions and challenges. Over the past ten years, more than 1.65 million students from more than 190 countries have participated in the Imagine Cup. [...]
September 18, 2013
Telecom Council 2013
The TC3 Summit brings together 400 innovation strategy executives from across the entire telecom innovation ecosystem – including 20+ global telcos, vendors, entrepreneurs, and investors. For 6 years, this signature 2-day event has drawn decision makers from around the world to hear what the carriers are asking for from the innovation community and discover the innovations that are [...]
Innovation in Mind 2013 – What´s Next?
What´s Next? Innovation in Mind 2013 focuses on trends and changes that influence our ways of working, organizing and interacting with the world around us. The event targets the “thinkers, doers and movers” of today and tomorrow, from science, enterprise, politics and the cultural life. Here, in the borderland between ideas, fields of knowledge and [...]
November 20, 2013
The World Innovation Convention
Welcome to the 4th annual Flagship event on Innovation and Creativity. The World Innovation Convention in picturesque Cannes is the most popular and pioneering platform for global innovators who particularly join to collaborate with their industry peers, and proven experts for 3 action packed days. They assemble with a direct mission to learn , share [...]